Unarmed Combat Mastery/Enhanced

Enhanced Unarmed Combat
Issei Hyodou and Sairaorg Bael (Highschool DxD) both possess immense prowess in unarmed combat to the point of defeating even Gods.
Power/Ability to:	Possess great skill in unarmed combat.

"This is the guy who said he couldn't live up to his myth. He's wrestling an angel."

― Wally West/The Flash on Superman. (DC Comics)

"With superior physical power and technique, we can weaponize our own bodies, to have the combined might of a hundred men."

― Rob Lucci describing the Rokushiki (One Piece)

"A fist... is the first and most powerful weapon that men can have in their entire lives. It is a man's soul in material form, the ultimate melee weapon!"

― Douren, Sengoku Youko Chapter 68

"You were at Galidraan… tell me, how did one mere man kill so many of your kind? With his bare hands."

― Darth Sidious and Count Doku/Darth Tyranus, about Jango Fett (Star Wars)

The ability to possess great skill in unarmed combat. Sub-power of Enhanced Combat.

Also Called

• Enhanced/Superhuman Hand-to-Hand Combat
• Enhanced/Superhuman Martial Arts
• Master Martial Artist
• Superhuman Unarmed Combat

Capabilities

The users excel in melee attacks without wielding weapons. Rather than relying on weapons or equipment, they draw on their own strength and skill to fight. Users are able to use different styles of martial arts, they can also perform many different combination strikes, counters, and disarm their foes with their bare hands.

Applications

• Martial Arts Intuition - A user can intuitively understand either a form or all forms of martial arts, utilizing them like they've trained in them for years.
  • Boxing Intuition - A user has the ability to have innate knowledge about boxing.
  • Countering Intuition - A user possesses immense knowledge of counterattacks, able to use the opponent's momentum, strength, and size against them.
• Multi Strike - The user can generate multiple attacks repeatedly/numerous times and the enemy has no way of defending against the attacks, from any direction.
• Power Fists/Megaton Punch
  • Enhanced Strike - The user possesses enhanced skills of strikes and attacks, defined in many different forms of combat, punches, kicks.
  • Enhanced Mauling - The user possesses the ability to rip their enemies to shreds with just pure force alone or with just a powerful strike.
  • Speed Strike - The user can enhance physical attacks by moving at great speeds, gaining momentum.
  • Heavy Strike - The user is able to increase the effects of their strikes.
• Power Legs/Megaton Kick
• Power Headbutt - The user possesses great physical strength and speed in their head, skull, and neck allowing them to use a powerful headbutt.
• Enhanced Catch
• Enhanced Violence - The user is incredibly skilled in harming others with their bare hands.

Levels

• Enhanced Unarmed Combat
• Supernatural Unarmed Combat - The users excel in melee attacks without weapons on supernatural levels. Users are able to perform counters, techniques, and combination strikes with such skill, speed, and prowess that far surpasses their regular counterparts. (Example: Yujiro Hanma, Baki the Grappler)
• Absolute Unarmed Combat - The users has reached the pinnacle of hand-to-hand fighting prowess. They know everything about bare hand fighting and surpass any and all masters of combat of any form. (Example: Kenshiro, Fist of the North Star)

Associations

• Combat Adaptation - The user's fighting style and abilities can adapt automatically to be equal or superior to the opponent's style of fighting, whether armed or unarmed.
• Combat Perception - A user can instantly understand an opponent's method of thinking and fighting, allowing them to anticipate the moves of the opponent.
• Combat Specialist - The user has intuitively/instinctively understanding of combat and innate encyclopedic knowledge in hand-to-hand fighting styles.
• Pectukinetic Combat - The user can use their own bust/breasts to help them in combat, may apply to female users or overweight users only.
• Pygakinetic Combat - The user can use their butt and hips to help them in combat.
• Ventrikinetic Combat - The user can use their belly in physical combat, using their large belly as both an offensive and defensive advantage against the opponent.

Limitations

• May take time to learn new combat skills.
• Lack of a weapon usually puts the user at a disadvantage against armed opponents.

Known Users

See Also: This Index Knows Kung-Fu.

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Lugart Won (Black Cat)
• Genryusai Yamamoto (Bleach)
• Yasutora Chad Sado (Bleach)
• Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
• Urahara Kisuke (Bleach)
• Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach)
• Sui Feng (Bleach)
• Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop)
• Tsukasa Mikogami (Choujin Koukousei-tachi wa Isekai demo Yoyuu de Ikinuku you desu!)
• Takeshi Goda (Doraemon)
• Various Characters (Dragon Ball series)
• All Might (My Hero Academia)
• Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia)
• Gearless Joe (Megalo Box)
• Six Powers/Rokushiki Users (One Piece)
  • CP9 members
  • Various High Ranked Navy Officers
• Fishman Karate Users (One Piece)
  • Jinbe
  • Hack
• Monkey D. Garp (One Piece)
• Zeff (One Piece)
• Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
• Sanji (One Piece)
• Franky (One Piece)
• Charlotte Oven (One Piece)
• Jesus Burgess (One Piece)
• Lao G (One Piece)
• Garo/Garou (One-Punch Man)
• Genos (One-Punch Man)
• Saitama (One-Punch Man)
• Expert Taijutsu Ninja/Shinobi (Naruto)
  • Madara Uchiha
  • Tsunade
  • Might Guy
  • Neji Hyuga
  • Rock Lee
  • Naruto Uzumaki
  • Sakura Haruno
• Kawaki (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
• Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
• Elfman Strauss (Fairy Tail)
• Shiki Granbell (Edens Zero)
• Tokumori Saigo (Gintama)
• Various Characters (Ranma ½)
• Aoi Sakurai (Rail Wars)
• Shizuma Kusanagi (Real Bout High School)
• Natsuki Subaru (Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World)
• Issei Hyodou (Highschool DxD)
• Vali Lucifer (Highschool DxD)
• Sairaorg Bael (Highschool DxD)
• Koneko Toujou (Highschool DxD)
• Tsubasa Yura (Highschool DxD)
• Ruruko Nimura (Highschool DxD)
• Ri Shin (Kingdom)
• Various Characters (Kengan Ashura)
• Various Characters (Hunter X Hunter)
• Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling)
• Thors (Vinland Saga)
• Thorfinn (Vinland Saga)
• Mori Jin/Dan (The God of High-School)
• Taejin Jin (The God of High-School)

Cartoons/Comics

• Sonar the Fennec (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Ty Lee (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Ray Palmer/Atom (DC Comics)
• Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
• Bane (DC Comics)
• Batgirl (DC Comics)
• Batwoman (DC Comics)
• Benjamin Turner/Bronze Tiger (DC Comics)
• Black Canary (DC Comics)
• Cassandra Cain (DC Comics)
• Big Barda (DC Comics)
• Constantine Drakon (DC Comics)
• Connor Hawke (DC Comics)
• Val Armorr/Karate Kid (DC Comics)
• Wayland Jones/Killer Croc (DC Comics)
• Lady Shiva (DC Comics)
• Mon-El (DC Comics)
• O-Sensei (DC Comics)
• Power Girl (DC Comics)
• Richard Dragon (DC Comics)
• Robin (DC Comics)
  • Richard "Dick" Grayson
  • Jason Todd
  • Damian Wayne
• Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman (DC Comics)
• Stargirl (DC Comics)
• Lobo (DC Comics)
• Jo Nah/Ultra Boy (DC Comics)
• Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
• Harley Quinn (DC Comics)
• Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow (DC Comics)
• Ted Grant/Wildcat (DC Comics)
• The Batman Who Laughs (DC Comics)
• Joker (DC Comics)
• Grail (DC Comics)
• Betina Beakley/Agent 22 (Ducktales 2017)
• Webbigail Vanderquack (Ducktales 2017)
• Angela (Marvel Comics)
• Black Widow (Marvel Comics)
• Gamora (Marvel Comics)
• Matthew "Matt" Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
• Scott Summers/Cyclops (Marvel Comics)
• Davos, The Steel Serpent (Marvel Comics)
• Misty Knight (Marvel Comics)
• Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
• Shang-Chi (Marvel Comics)
• Sam Wilson/The Falcon (Marvel Comics)
• Robert Reynolds/The Sentry (Marvel Comics)
• Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Comics)
• Luke Cage (Marvel Comics)
• Power Man (Marvel Comics)
• Silver Sable (Marvel Comics)
• Hellboy (Hellboy/BPRD)
• Allen the Alien (Image Comics)
• Brit (Image Comics)
• Savage Dragon (Image Comics)
• Viltrumites (Image Comics)
• Practitioners of the Hercules Method (Image Comics)
• Brock Samson (The Venture Bros.)

Video Games

• Yang (Final Fantasy IV)
• Ursula (Final Fantasy IV: The After Years)
• Souichirou Kuzuki (TYPE-MOON)
• Bazett Fraga McRemitz (TYPE-MOON)
• Akihiko Sanada (Persona)
• Chie Satonaka (Persona)
• Roberto Frois (Onimusha)
• Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Sengoku Basara)
• Tokugawa Ieyasu (Sengoku Basara)
• Farah Oersted (Tales of Eternia)
• Grappler (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Lilith (Vanguard Princess)
• Mii Brawlers (Super Smash. Bros.)
• Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
• Liquid Snake (Metal Gear)
• Big Boss (Metal Gear)
• Venom Snake (Metal Gear)
• The Boss (Metal Gear)
• Quiet (Metal Gear)
• Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear)
• Liquid Ocelot (Metal Gear)
• Liza (Saga Frontier)
• Claude C. Kenni (Star Ocean: The Second Story)

Web Animation/Comics/Series

• Joe (Planet Land Comic's Blood Rush)
• Kung Fury (Kung Fury)
• Gooseman (Greasy Moose)
• John (unOrdinary)

Live Television/Movies

• Queen Maeve (The Boys)
• Ip Man (Ip Man Series)
• Cheung Tin-Chi (Ip Man Series)
• Frank (Ip Man Series)
• Hung Chun-nam (Ip Man Series)
• The Twister (Ip Man Series)
• Sadi (Master Z: Ip Man Legacy)
• Barton Geddes (Ip Man Series)
• General Miura (Ip Man Series)
• Wong Fei-hung (Once Upon a Time in China)
• Kham (The Protector Series)
• Svetlana Belikova (Resident Evil: Damnation)
• Frank Martin (Transporter series)
• George Chambers (Undisputed series)
• Danny the Dog (Unleashed)

Gallery

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach) is one of the greatest Hakuda masters in Soul Society, easily defeating an entire Onmitsukidō squadron within seconds...

...and brutally beats Yammy Llargo with ease...

Formerly one of the top commanders of Onmitsukido, Urahara Kisuke (Bleach) is a Hakuda master of the highest caliber, being on pair with Yoruichi in terms of skills.

Sui Feng (Bleach) is an extremely skilled master of Hakuda, able to take down enemies four times large than her in size, and hold her own against her former mentor Yoruichi.

Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) is an extraordinary prodigy in Karate, able to take down even Shinigami Lieutenants with his bare hands.

Yasutora "Chad" Sado (Bleach) is extremely talented in boxing and wrestling, able to overpowered Hollows and Arrancars with powerful takedowns.

Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop) showing off his Jeet Kune Do.

Tsukasa Mikogami (Choujin Koukousei-tachi wa Isekai demo Yoyuu de Ikinuku you desu!) is a master of Judo...

...easily grapple and throw an armored knight, sending him crashing towards an entire knight brigade.

Takeshi Goda (Doraemon) is very skilled in sumo wrestling.

Son Goku and Krillin (Dragon Ball) demonstrate the Kame-Sennin Ryu/Turtle School Style of martial arts.

Yajirobe (Dragon Ball series)

Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball series)

Nappa (Dragon Ball Z)

Frizea (Dragon Ball Z)

Souichirou Kuzuki's (Fate/Stay Night) hand-to-hand combat skill is powerful enough to fight equally with a Servant.

Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail) is a proficient unarmed fighter.

While initially first-class weaponry expert, Ri Shin (Kingdom) is also a powerful bare-knuckle fighter, as he sent both Tajifu...

...and Raido, both of whom were half his size, flying with stationary stance punches.

Tsunade (Naruto)

Might Guy (Naruto) is hailed as the greatest taijutsu master in ninja history.

Rock Lee (Naruto) is an incredible taijutsu specialist.

Sakura Haruno (Naruto)

Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling)

Known as The Fist, Monkey D. Garp (One Piece) has fought and defeated countless powerful pirates with his bare hands.

Red Leg Zeff, founder of the Black Leg Style (One Piece)

Trained by his grandfather, Garp the Fist and honed through years of street fighting, Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) is a superior unarmed combatant...

...supplementing them with his Gum-Gum Fruit/Gomu Gomu no Mi Devil Fruit powers,...

...he can overpower the strongest of enemies, like Crocodile a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea...

...Rokushiki/Six Powers Masters like Bluneo...

...and Rob Lucci...

The second-generation master of the Black Leg Style, Sanji (One Piece) is able to defeat the strongest of enemies with nothing but his powerful kicks.

While already a skilled master swordsman, Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) is also a potent bare-knuckle fighter as he invented his Mutoryu/No-Swords Style, a style of unarmed martial arts based on his sword techniques.

Franky (One Piece) is a powerful brawler highly skilled in boxing...

...and in wrestling.

CP9 (One Piece) are powerful masters of the Six Powers/Rokushiki, a martial art that focuses on developing superhuman physical perfection that allows them to kill enemies unarmed.

Jinbe (One Piece) is a grandmaster of Fishman Karate, defeating most enemies by supplementing his mighty strength with sheer skill.

Lao G (One Piece) is a grandmaster of the Earth Sage Fist.

The Champion, Jesus Burgess (One Piece) is an immensely powerful Lucha Libre wrestling champion...

...overpowering an entire arena of powerful gladiators single-handedly.

Charlotte Oven (One Piece) is an extremely powerful master boxer, fighting equivalently with Sanji's Black Leg Style.

Aoi Sakurai (Rail Wars) is an expert in many martial arts such as Kickboxing.

Tokita Ohma (Kengan Ashura)

Due to immense physical training, Sairaorg Bael (Highschool DxD) is an extremely powerful martial arts master...

...being able to singlehandedly defeat entire armies and also the most powerful supernatural beings using pure might and skill.

Compared to Issei Hyodou, Vali Lucifer's (Highschool DxD) hand to hand combat skills are far more refined due to having trained since childhood as he easily defeats the Fallen Angel Lord Kokabiel without using his full strength.

Issei Hyodou (Highschool DxD) supplements his Boosted Gear's power augmentation with his great brawling skills, allowing him to fight the most powerful of enemies like Vali Lucifer, the strongest White Dragon Emperor.

Always preferring to use his fists in a fight and his experience as a delinquent, Yusuke Urameshi (Yu Yu Hakusho) is a talented expert in street fighting and hand to hand brawls as he easily kicks his rival, Kuwabara's ass in one of their daily fights...

..., his brawling skills later helping him take on and hold his own against opponents like Hiei, a yokai with an unbelievable amount of speed after becoming a Spirit Detective...

...and after training with Master Genkai, he can infuse Spirit Energy manipulation with his skills to enhance his fighting style.

Cartoons/Comics

Ty Lee (Avatar: The Last Airbender) strikes a pressure point in her opponent, blocking their chi and essentially paralyzing them.

Lobo (DC Comics) explaining and demonstrating his preference in combat to Superman's face.

Superman (DC Comics) wrestling with Archangel, Asmodel.

Lady Shiva (DC Comics)

Bane (DC Comics) developed his personal style of brawling from growing up in the violent Peña Duro prison.

Having been trained in over 127 different styles of martial arts, Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics) uses his personal mix of fighting style to on Arkham Asylum patients...

...the occasional bar thugs...

...metahuman supercriminals like Black Mask...

...supernatural creatures like a werewolf...

Black Canary (DC Comics)

A master martial artist of many unarmed fighting styles, Constantine Drakon (DC Comics) defeated Green Arrow, an experienced combatant,...

...and his son Connor Hawke, one of the world's greatest martial artists, with ease.

Connor Hawke (DC Comics)

Damien Wayne/Robin (DC Comics)

The Midnighter (Wildstorm/DC Comics)

Hellboy (Hellboy/BPRD)

Brit (Image Comics)

Allen the Alien (Image Comics)

Viltrumites (Image Comics)...

...Conquest...

While untrained in any advanced forms of combat, Mark Grayson/Invincible (Image Comics) is an experienced unarmed fighter...

Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)

Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)

Black Widow (Marvel Comics)

Davos, the Steel Serpent (Marvel Comics)

Scott Summers/Cyclops (Marvel Comics)

An expert in street fighting and boxing, Luke Cage (Marvel Comics) is all hands when it comes to fighting.

The Sentry vs. Ultron Janet (Marvel Comics)

Fantomex (Marvel Comics)

Luther Strode (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)

Queen Maeve (The Boys)

Brock Samson (The Venture Bros)

Live Television/Movies

Rama (The Raid series)

Video Games

Farah Oersted (Tales of Eternia) is a master of unarmed combat.

Mii Brawlers (Super Smash Bros.) are adept at unarmed combat.

Lilith (Vanguard Princess) is a highly proficient combo master who uses wrestling grabs and her nimble body to her advantage.

Grappler (Valkyrie Crusade)

Makoto Nijima (Persona 5) is well versed in Aikido. Delivering strong punches and kicks with refined brute force.

Videos

One Minute Melee - Naruto Vs Luffy

One Minute Melee Little Mac vs Makunouchi Ippo SEASON 2 FINALE FULL VERSION!

One Minute Melee - Terry Bogard vs Burai Yamamoto (Fatal Fury vs Daibanchou - Big Bang Age)

One Minute Melee - Kim vs Juri (King of Fighters vs Street Fighter)

Ryu vs Kenshiro - Mini Rumble S2 EP2

The Raid Mad dog vs Rama and Andy

Family Guy - Boxer Lois